{"id":2161,"date":"2011-01-26T02:12:19","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T09:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T08:01:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T12:01:47","slug":"saone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/the-rivers\/europe\/saone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sa\u00f4ne River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sa\u00f4ne River<\/h1>\n<p>Descending from the slopes of the purple Vosges Mountains, the River Sa\u00f4ne gently meanders 300 miles through fields of sunflowers and sweeps of wheat. The river bank is dotted with the picturesque towns of <a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/the-rivers\/europe\/saone\/chalon-sur-saone\/\">Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/a>, Tournus, and Macon as the Sa\u00f4ne weaves its path south to Lyon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12931\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/arosa-stella-2013-182.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12931\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12931\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/arosa-stella-2013-182-640x425.jpg\" alt=\"A region rich in wine production along the Sa\u00f4ne River. \u00a9\u00a02013 Ralph Grizzle \" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/arosa-stella-2013-182-640x425.jpg 640w, https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/arosa-stella-2013-182-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/arosa-stella-2013-182-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/arosa-stella-2013-182.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A region rich in wine production along the Sa\u00f4ne River. \u00a9\u00a02013 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/h2>\n<p>Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne is encased in vineyards that produce some of the best wines in France: Givy, Rully, Mercury and Montagny. <a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/the-rivers\/europe\/saone\/chalon-sur-saone\/\">Read more about Chalon-sur-Saone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/map_rhone_04.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12947\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/map_rhone_04.png\" alt=\"map_rhone_04\" width=\"365\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/map_rhone_04.png 365w, https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/map_rhone_04-256x280.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a>Tournus<\/h2>\n<p>Originally a Roman town of the 2nd century, Tournus broadened into an important trade center during medieval times. <a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/the-rivers\/europe\/saone\/tournus\/\">Read more about Tournus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>M\u00e2con<\/h2>\n<p>Mediterranean describes the ambiance of M\u00e2con, with pastel painted buildings and colorful tiled roofs. Noted for its fine regional wine, M\u00e2con also hosts a wine festival in April. <a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/the-rivers\/europe\/saone\/macon\/\">Read more about\u00a0M\u00e2con<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Lyon<\/h2>\n<p>Founded in 43 B.C. by a lieutenant in Julius Caesar\u2019s army, historic Lyon has become the second largest metropolitan area in France. <a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/the-rivers\/europe\/saone\/lyon\/\">Read more about Lyon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read about <a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/articles-europe-river-cruises\/saone-river-cruises\/\">which cruise companies operate on the Sa\u00f4ne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- ddlsp --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sa\u00f4ne River Descending from the slopes of the purple Vosges Mountains, the River Sa\u00f4ne gently meanders 300 miles through fields of sunflowers and sweeps of wheat. The river bank is dotted with the picturesque towns of Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne, Tournus, and Macon as the Sa\u00f4ne weaves its path south to Lyon. Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne is encased in vineyards [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":921,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2161\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}